Good luck with the dedicated refrigerator. I got a "free" one once and had to put it in my truck laying down. I put it in the garage upright for a couple days before plugging it in, and when I went to slide it in place I saw a puddle of coolant. Had to take it to the scrap yard and pay the disposal fee. Went then to the appliance store to buy a new one, and made the mistake of letting my wife come along. She convinced me to take the then current kitchen refrigerator downstairs, and let her get a new stainless one for herself. My "free" cooler score ended up costing me $1,200.

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A wire wheel will be more efficient in getting the rust off, then use some red primer.

Always be careful of the ref. lines when moving it around, and like he said, if you had to lay it on its side, you want to stand it up for a day before turning it on, this lets the oil drain back to the compressor.

FYI steven.....It sounds like you probably broke a line somewhere and had a puddle of oil, not refrigerant. Refrigerant evaporates pretty quickly at atmospheric pressure.

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All tanks are empty :(

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